🙏This Family Prayer for Elections can be a great way to overcome some of the extreme emotion connected to the political process and remind ourselves that we belong first to Jesus and His Kingdom. How can you add it to your family prayer routine this week?
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O God, you are not only the God of our family, but of nations and governments as well. Thank you for the incredible privileges and freedoms we have as citizens of the United States of America.
Help all those who vote to choose leaders who live your love and follow your path of truth. Please help us to elect officials who will honor the dignity of every human life, fare for the poor and hurting, and listen to Your voice when they make decisions.
We are happy you have called us to be citizens of your kingdom. May we reflect the love and truth of your kingdom as citizens here on earth.
We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. ...
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The concept of the “signs of the times” can mitigate the impossible calculation of weighing the tragic enormity of abortion against every other injustice. Catholic social teaching recognizes that the faithful have the “duty of scrutinizing the signs of the times and of interpreting them in the light of the Gospel” (“Gaudium et Spes”). We are called to “decipher authentic signs of God’s presence and purpose in the happenings, needs and desires” of our world. Considering the signs of our times can help us determine which of our faith principles are most at stake—that is, where our vote will make the most impact by affirming the movement of the Spirit in society. Determining this requires prayer, attentiveness and humility. ...
